Budget Plan Asks $50-Million for Social Innovation Fund
As part of his budget request for fiscal 2010, President Obama is asking Congress to provide $50-million to support creative and successful nonprofit groups as part of a new Social Innovation Fund. The fund was authorized by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, a new law that expands…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Grant Makers Asked to Assist in Improving America’s Health Care at National Meeting
In health care, economic development, and other national issues, President Obama is seeking the assistance of grant makers and other nonprofit groups, several high-ranking government officials said during the Council on Foundations’ annual conference here this month. Among the Obama administration…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Relative of Donor Sues Brandeis U. After It Announces Plans to Destroy a Building
A family member of a donor to Brandeis University is suing the institution to prevent it from tearing down a building, saying that would violate the terms of an estate gift made in the 1950s. Sumner Kalman, a lawyer from Plaistow, N.H., wants a Massachusetts court to stop the university from…
By Ian Wilhelm
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America’s Top Philanthropists Hold Private Meeting to Discuss Global Problems
America’s top donors meet to discuss global problems
By Maria Di Mento and Ian Wilhelm
Foundations Lack Board Diversity, Says Report
Foundations lack board diversity, says report
By Ian Wilhelm
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State Department Uses Text Messages to Raise Money for Pakistan
State Department uses text messages to raise money for Pakistan
By Ian Wilhelm
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America’s Top Philanthropists Hold Secret Meeting To Discuss Global Problems
Editor’s note: Read an update to this article, posted at 7 p.m, May 20. In a quiet meeting closed to the news media and the public, Bill Gates, David Rockefeller Sr., Oprah Winfrey, and other leading philanthropists met in New York this month to discuss ways to promote efforts to solve growing…
By Maria Di Mento and Ian Wilhelm
NPR needs to do better to avoid appearance of conflict, observer says
By Ian Wilhelm
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Maine Salvation Army Starts New Marketing Campaign
Charity’s marketing campaign emphasizes its low administrative costs
By Ian Wilhelm
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What Does Rise In Anonymous Gifts Mean for Philanthropy?
What does the rise in anonymous gifts mean for philanthropy?
By Ian Wilhelm
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